The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-13
THEATRICAL GOSSIP

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Sarah Bcrnhardt has lost her voice perma
neatly, her physician fears,
Myra Goodwin begins her tour il, "Philo.
oene," u new comedy by Edward E, Kidder,
Oct. 5.
Robson and Crane mention that they have
paid nearly $4,000 inroyalties to American
dramatistS since 1877,
NJ. Coquelm, the French ACTOR, is now play
ing series of farewell engagements in
Europe. He viii soon sail for Rio de Janeiro.
Billy Emerson, the minstrel, can't travel
without his wife, and makes the poor woman
sit IN proscenium box at every performance.
Think of being obliged to see a mir Strel show
eight times Il week.
Ludwig Bamay is to visit America this
winter under the management of Conreid &
Hermann. He is to receive $1,000 night
for thirty performances, twelve of which will
be given in New York at the Academy of
Music
Mr.. f. Il. Mackay has been engaged to ere.
ate the part of Holly (the Baboon IL Mr. Gil
lette's version of "She,n which is to be pro.
duced at Niblos, Mr.. Mackay's last appear
ance in New York was in "The Main Linen
at the Lyceum
| Mrs. Langtry feels confident that her hus-
band will not remove to this COUNT in order
to fight her application for divorce He is
said to receive Sl25 per month as an induce
ment to remain in England, the sum being
guaranteed him during life.
Miss Minnie Palmer, who has idst re-
turned from Europe via Australia, begins a
brief engagement at the Fourteenth street
theatre, New York. Oct. 10, where she will
be seen for the first time there in an operetta
entitled "The Ring and the Keeper"
The London Times says of Mary Andersons
double performance of HeTmoine and Perdita
in "A Winters Tale that she has abandoned
her early eccentricities of treatment and in.
vented another style more Objectionable, and
that it is time for common sense to interfere
Elsie Leslie, who is playing with E. H..
Southern and Herbert ) rcher in the little
sketch "Editha's Burgl r." in addition to
"The Great Pink Pearl" rs but Z years old,
but has been on the stage two seasons. Mr..
Joseph jefferson is a great friend of her
parents, and took such fancy to the child
that he insisted on having her do his childrens
characters.
Among recent deaths is that of Mrs. r.
Barker, once II popular actress in England
but latterly in retirement. She was of an
Irish family and related, it is understood, to
Mrs. William Cowell, II prominent actress anil
singer III Boston for many years, who ulti-
mately, after the death o her husband, settled
down in Chicago as teacher OF the dramatic
art 1t is said that Michael 8alfc, the com
poser, was an uncle Of Mrs Barker.
HerrmaIn's season is booming in the west
His new feature, THE Black Art" las made
q tremendous hit The Chicago and Louis
vile business was immense. Negotiations are
pending now for securing a prominent New
York theatre for long run. Indications
point to this being Herrmann's greatest sea-
son. His repertoire is so new and so entirely
different from anything he ever produced
that he feels sanguine of being able to put in
number of weeks in New York.
Mr.. Harry c. Miner, whoOvill have the man.
agement of Mrs. j. B. Potter's first profes.
sional tour of the United States, has brought
from England the right TO use n new system
of calcium lighting lately introduced and
patented by the manager of the Theatre
Royal, Manchester From seventy five to $50
lights are used at once and the effect is said
TO be wonderfully fine. The patentee will
send his own man over here to put the sys-
tom in both of the theatres in New York con.
trolled by Mr.. Miner.